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Tendulkar earns Abbott rock-star welcome at film launch in Mumbai

Nick Perry

Tony Abbott, second left, holds the ICC World Cup with India's Sachin Tendulkar as they pose with Brett Lee, left and Adam Gilchrist, right in Mumbai, India. The prime minister announced UNINDIAN, starring Brett Lee, will be the first project of the Australia India Film Fund. Photo: AP

Mumbai: If you want a warm welcome in India, it helps to turn up with Sachin Tendulkar.

Merely being in the presence of the cricketing legend is enough to be a superstar in the subcontinent.

Tony Abbott found this out on Friday, when the prime minister dropped in at a children's cricket clinic flanked by the great Indian batsman in downtown Mumbai.